St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
The Two Great Parties Now
Divided on the Subject Of
the Tariff.
One Favors Free Trade, While
the Other ClamorS for
Protection.
Horrors Of the Sweating Sys-
tenn as Praetieed Among
the London Poor.
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Dy Cable to the Globe
LONDON, Dec. 10.-President Cleve-
land has undoubtedly helped Mr.. Glad
stone by his message to congress. The
rank and file of the Tory party had just
formulated protection platform, and
Lord Harrington had tacitly accepted
the Oxford programme, when President
Cleveland'S message fayOring a reduc-
ton of the tariff fell upon them like a
thunderbOit from a clear sky. Lord
harrington, after fully digeSting Presi-
dent Cleveland's message, beat hasty
retreat, and at the conference of the
Liberal UniOniSts in Westminster hall
on Thursday denounced the protection
policy
IN STRONG TERMS,
threatening to abandon the COnserva-
tives should they attempt to bring for
ward any such measure. Many Tories
believe that in protection they have at
last found really popular cry and eX-
perience, they say, shows that it is yet
quite capable of arOusing democratic
enthusiasm for a time. The fact is the
Tories are tired OF the situation and
country with the cry of protection, al
though they admit that the tone of
President Cleveland's message will to
a certain extent damage their
cause i'll number of constituencies.
Prominent Tories state tonight that
Lord Salisbury will make no concessions
to Lord harrington and his followers in
this matter, and that the latter will
have to choose between opposing the
government and abandoning free trade
In the former contingency Lord Sails
bury will dissolve parliament and appeal
to the country on the single issue of
protection. Liberals have no objection
whatever to fighting the Tories
on this ground, but very much
the contrary, especially since they
have been favored with
really good campaign document from
of the most experienced election agents
in the South of England is that in the
agricultural districts the protectiOnist
movement has advanced with a rapidity
that has
ASTONISIIED MOST REPUBLICANS.
The rural Tory leaders, the repre-
sentatives of the landlords and of the
farmers, believed that the present rents
and large farms can only be maintained
by a duty on wheat and
flour from countries which do
not ''reciprOcate" and though the
tendency to rise in the price of wheat
may moderate their demands, the duty
must still be considerable to effect their
purposes. Lord Randolph Churchill
has been long fed upon the applause of
towns. and he knows that the cry of
dear foOd'' is fatal. But the tail of the
party is determined in the matter to
control the movement of the head, and
the Liberals will not find it disadvantage
Gus to meet the old arguments in favor
of protection with those of free trade
and for radical land law reform. Lead
ing Conservatives state this evening that
next year there is to be an era of "reso-
lutte government in as well as out of
parliament. The remaining ''new rules"
will not be brought forward in the form
in which they were submitted to the
house of commons last session, but will
be largely modified in the direction of
greater stringency. The chief aim of
the notifications will be to bring the
hand of the house and the speaker
heavily down upon the individual Of
fender, obstruction or cOntumacy being
promptly punished by long terms of
suspension. 1t is settled that the re-
forms of procedure are to take prece-
dence over all the government business
and the powers which the government
already possess will be used without
stint in order to carry them rapidly
through. With reference to the
DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS
which might be expected to last fort
night or three weeks, in view of the
number of subjects that are certain TO
be raised, three or four days are spoken
of as the limit of time the government
will permit to be occupied in this way
Private members are to have their rights
up to whitsuntide, but government
rights are to be without exception rights |
of high pressure, in which the whole |
of the ministerial majority |
will be employed for the purpose of |
forcing legislation through The pres !
ent energy of inquiry into the |
and condition of the un-
in London meets with !
general approval. 1t shows that there |
is an element in London labor different |
from anything found in the North of !
England and in Glasgow. In London |
tories. The ship yards on the Thames |
decline. while those of Northumberland |
and Glasgow flourish. Carriages are |
sent by builders in LOngacre to be re-
paired in Manchester, nearly 400 miles |
distant. There can be no doubt that the |
state OF agriculture in the home counties |
has added largely to the crowd of dis
tressed persons i'll the metropolis.
THE SWEATING SYSTEM
in the east of London. the committee |
states is truly disgraceful to England's
boasted civilization. Thousands of
human beings, of both sexes, and of all
ages. are to be found toiling in this
quarter of the metropolis from fourteen
to eighteen hours day, in garrets,
cellars and outhOuSes for wages which
barely enable them TO keep body and
soul together. The sweaters" or
who are responsible for
this wretched condition of affairs, are
individuals who make contracts
with vendors of cheap clothing
and sublet the work to others,
who make their profit out of the neceS-
SitOus poor. English laborers in this
miserable market, who are content to
slave for wages which leave them hardly
any margin at all after they have sup
Piled themselves with food, find even
heir suppl lies OF bread diminishing be-
cause of the hordeS of absolutely penni-
esS foreigners, principally Jews, who
flock to White Chapel, Mile End and
St. Georges in the East from the slums
If the continent and undertake to work
or next to nothing. These wretched
live upon such food
md amidst such surroundings
Is are intolerable to even the poorest of
he London poor. They huddle together
n dens which are little if any better
han mig StVS and SubSiSt unnn food |